Matthew 25:1-13 The Ten Virgins Parable: teaching the pretribulation rapture

From Louis; Jesus Purchased "paid for"our Salvation with his own life's BLOOD, that who'soever [believes] in him will have eternal life, and by believing this truth,  we  know our Salvation came with such a "high price". Our next thought would be to follow "believe" ALL that "Jesus Christ" has spoken  'is Truth' ; and that "ALL Holy Spirit  inspired Scriptures"  will also be "Truth". How can we NOT be ready?? We were found WATCHING  because we believed ALL that was written .[[What a wise person too believe in "every detail" of Holy Scripture]].

Matthew 25
1   Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
2   And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
3   They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
4   But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
5   While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
6   And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
7   Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
8   And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
9   But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for u! s and you
Revelation 3:
14   And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
15   I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
16   So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
17   Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
18   I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
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Revelation 3:
8   I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
9   Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
10   Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.

Revelation 4:
1   After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.
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Amos 5:18 Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.

Zeph 1:14  The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.
Zeph 1:15 That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,
1 Thess 5:2  For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
1 Thess 5:3  For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
1 Thess 5:4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
1 Thess 5:5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

Note that those who are cast into outer darkness (in Luke 13 and Matt 25) have both the time to make a plea to the Lord, and receive a response, after the wise virgins (and faithful Philadelphians of Rev 3:8-10) are taken to heaven through the open door, and after the door is shut.  This means the rapture happens first, and that the unsaved are left behind, cast into the outer darkness of the tribulation period.  (This point proves the wicked a! re not de
Matt 25:9   But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.

Rev 3:18   I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

This can be a difficult doctrine to understand, since we know that the gift of the Holy Spirit cannot be "bought with money" as taught in Acts by the example of Paul.

Acts 8:
17   Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
18   And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
19   Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.
20   But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
21   Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
22   Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.
23   For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.
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Matt 25:9   But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.

Apparantly, the wise virgins are afraid of losing their salvation (as if they would not be ready for the rapture either) if they share the Holy Spirit with the foolish virgins. Do any other Bible passages tell Christians to forsake giving the Holy Spirit to the unworthy or unrepentant?  Yes, there are quite a few, in fact.
Matthew 7:6  Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.

Titus 3:10  A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;

1 Cor 5:5  To deliver such an one [the fornicator from verse 1] unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

Mark 6:11  And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

1 Timothy 5:20  Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.
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Proverbs 23:23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

Additionally, a passage from Luke 14:28-33 says to "count the cost" and to "foresake all we have" to follow Jesus.

These passages show that it is not wrong to seek to "buy" the Holy Ghost.  But we buy it not with physical money, but by persuing truth with our whole heart, mind, body, strength, and soul, ready to give up everything for it.

So, why are the foolish virgins told to go to those who buy and sell to get the oil?  Why are they not told to go to the Lord Jesus Christ to get the oil or Holy Spirit?  How can those doing buying and selling, or unbelievers, be a source of the oil, or Holy Spirit?

There is a key phrase in Matt 25 that Jesus says to the foolish virgins:

Matt 25:12  But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.

The Lord denys knowing them.   Earlier, Matthew records the words of Jesus that teach us who Jesus will deny knowing.

Matthew 10:32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.
Matthew 10:33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.

And this brings us directly to Bible passages on salvation.  The foolish virgins, apparantly, never confessed Jesus before men, or unbelievers.  Or, the foolish virgins may have denied Jesus before men.  The foolish virgins may never have given a testimony of their belief among men--those who "buy and sell" the physical lamp oil in the parable of Matt 25.  Here are some of the most commonly quoted verses on salvation.

Rom 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Rom 10:10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Please note it says, "with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."  This explains why the foolish virgins need to go to the unsaved to be saved.  They need to have a testimony before men so that there will be a record in heaven, of Jesus confessing that he knows them also.  Unfortunately, Jesus tells them, "I know you not", and ends up denying them.

So, to review up to this point.  Ask yourself, "Does the pretribulation rapture lead one astray to false gods as does false prophecy, or does the doctrine lead right to Christ?"

The foolish virgins of Matt 2! 5 are lik
Acts 7:54   When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.
55   But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
56   And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
57   Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,
58   And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.
59   And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
60   And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.